The 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl.

Jimmy Johnson and his staff had the key recruit in the 1985 class QB Steve Walsh Jimmy also continued collecting talent from Florida, "Ten of the 19 signees are from Florida.

Last year, 18 of the 25 high school players who signed letters were from Florida (11 from Dade and Broward), and 19 of 26 who signed in 1983 were from Florida (nine from Dade and Broward).

"[5] [citation needed] [6] [7] Despite being sacked seven times, Vinny Testaverde passed the Hurricanes to victory with 339 yards and four touchdowns.